Alex Vesia read from a prepared statement when speaking to reporters this morning, thanking those who offered support after he and his wife, Kayla, lost their daughter during last year's World Series.

Vesia's full statement:

The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.

Holy. Shit.

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Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.

Jen and I are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.

For those of you who said some things are more important than baseball in reaction to the Dodgers post about Vesia, let me make a slight change that EVERYTHING is more important than baseball. It’s fun but baseball sure as fuck isn’t important in life. The last few years have hammered this home

Marines are trained soldiers whose job it is to kill its enemies and who, as a matter of federal law, are completely barred from law enforcement activity. Which means that Trump either wants them on the streets of L.A. to kill people or to simply make himself look like a military strongman.